Letter: Some people missed the point

My Feb. 10 letter to the editor about Nyquil had nothing to do with the fact that a photo ID is needed to buy an over-the-counter medication — although I disagree with that on a different level. Instead it had everything to do with the hypocrisy that no photo ID is required to vote in California, but is required for so many of our everyday activities.

Much of what we do today requires a photo ID, and the fact that in the worst case, the cost is nominal, and free to seniors and those who cannot afford them at best, erases the argument about photo ID being discriminatory.

In my mind, the only reason not to require a photo ID to vote is to allow voter fraud. I hold my duty to vote as sacred, and I'm upset to think that even one case of voter fraud has the possibility to cancel my valid vote.

As to having to produce an ID to purchase an over-the-counter medication, I'll leave folks to ponder Benjamin Franklin's quote: "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."